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Gilead (Revised)
Gilead (Revised) | Marilynne Robinson
In 1956, toward the end of Reverend John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, a kind of last testament to his remarkable forebears. Ames is troubled too by his prodigal namesake, Jack Boughton, his best friend's ne'er-do-well son, who seems to be a living contradiction of everything that Ames stands for.
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ImperfectCJ
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1) Tana French, Louise Penny, Ottessa Moshfegh, Mona Awad, Kevin Wilson.
2) I am awful at picking favorites. I'll go with the tagged (genre: literary fiction), but I'm not sure it's my favorite-favorite.
3) Beverly Cleary.

Eggs Thanks for joining in🥚🩵🥚 2d
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Bookwormjillk
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Library book sale haul.

dabbe Great haul! 😊 12mo
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ClairesReads
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Panpan

Unpopular opinion incoming: Reader, I hated it. 2 stars because it‘s objectively well written but this was an absolute snooze of a read for me. Let‘s chalk it up to a book-reader mismatch. Live, laugh, love fellow readers.

Graywacke Sorry, I've read this twice, and enjoyed both times, especially the second time. It is slow. 13mo
Eva_B I read ‘Housekeeping‘ years ago and loved it. However, I could never finish ‘Gilead‘. I tried but just couldn‘t wade through it, 13mo
Centique I tried this and bailed early on. I had heard absolute rave reviews but it just fell flat for me. 13mo
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CRR
Gilead (Oprah's Book Club) | Marilynne Robinson
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Enjoyable book that shared the life reflection of an old pastor to his young son. A friend recommended it to me and I enjoyed reading it. It was a beautiful slow moving thoughtful story.

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Smarkies
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A beautiful quiet meditative read. I thought it lost my attention a few times but overall I think this is a book I will reread to fully sit in the world that the author weaves.

EvieBee I like this edition‘s cover! 1y
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sprainedbrain
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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#ManicMonday #LetterG

📖 Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

✍️ Diana Gabaldon, John Green, Neil Gaiman

🎥 Goonies, Gladiator

📺 Game of Thrones, Good Omens

🎤 Gorillaz, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Guns ‘n Roses

🎵 Georgia (Vance Joy), Ghost of You (My Chemical Romance), Glycerine (Bush), Goodnight Rose (Ryan Adams), Golden (Harry Styles), Golden Years (David Bowie), Good Riddance (Green Day), Gunslinger (Avenged Sevenfold), Gypsy (Fleetwood Mac)

AmyG ❤️ 2y
CBee Awesome answers as usual 😊♥️ 2y
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merelybookish
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A book about an aging Iowan minister writing a letter to his young son doesn't sound like it would be good. But it is. It's really, really good. ❤️
#LetterG #AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Brimful It‘s so good. And some of the rest in the series are even better! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing 📚🙌🏻 2y
Graywacke One of favorites too. 🙂 2y
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merelybookish @Brimful I've read then all but Jack. But this is probably my favourite. 2y
merelybookish @Graywacke I'm in good company. 2y
sprainedbrain So good. ❤️ 2y
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TH3F4LC0N
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So I read Gilead finally. I thought it was mostly really good. Very warm and humane. Lots of reflections on life and faith and such. Very poignant as well. Kinda lost steam in the 2nd half though I thought. Still, I liked it pretty well. Give it a B+. For my full review, see here:

https://youtu.be/mOQzHaZWa14

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MrsMalaprop
Gilead (Revised) | Marilynne Robinson
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A gentle, meditative read. Many reminders to notice & be thankful for all the beauty in the world. Just the ticket 🌅🌿🙏

mcipher And what a place to read! 😍 2y
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Susanita
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✨ I have several! One is to finish books that I‘ve started reading previously.
✨ ACTIVE
✨ Gilead is one of those languishing books. It‘s very meandering! That makes it perfect to dip in and out of while I wait for holds.
#ThoughtfulThursday

rockpools I think I may need to borrow your word! 2y
Kimzey Gilead is one of my all-time favorites. I may need to reread... 2y
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Mdion1993
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Gilead chronicles the thoughts of the fictional Reverend John Ames through letters to his son. Now at the end of his life and hoping to leave behind something meaningful, Ames reflects on the clashing ideals bestowed in him by his father, grandfather, and his wiley namesake, the prodigal son John Ames Boughton. This is a story that considers religion and atheism, war and peace, principle and forgiveness, and creates a town where all bear witness.

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Jen2
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Really enjoyed it!

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cant_i'm_booked
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Beautiful, meditative read. An elderly pastor, dying in the small town of Gilead, Iowa, 1956, begins to write letters to his 7-year old son, who he hopes someday will read them. The letters discuss his background and beliefs, the turbulent history of his preacher grandfather, and his doubts about a troubled neighbor man who moves back to town. Great theme: appreciate existence in all forms, for existence, in itself, is a sheer wonder.

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HeatherBookNerd
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Just a beautiful book. Through an elderly preacher‘s letter to his son we observe a thoughtful contemplation of the breadth of the human experience - loneliness, faith, joy, heartbreak, awe, anger, helplessness, love. A rich and rewarding read.

Kimzey One of my favorites! ❤️ 3y
sprainedbrain Love this whole series. ❤️ 3y
Blaire Yes! I‘m rereading this whole series this year. It‘s such a beautiful set of books. 3y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Mehso-so

Funnier then I expected. The musings of an old preacher. This feels a bit like The Alchemist, one of those books that can feel deep if you read it early in your life. I am too bitter, or jaded, and much to atheist for it to impact me in that sort of way. The writing is good, though the meandering of thought the storyline went through wasn't for me.
Sidenote when the character Glory came up all I could think of was the demon from Buffy 😆

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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"I'm a traditionalist"

So.. jokes about drunk housewives secretly drinking? That is unexpected.

Is this book supposed to be funny? Maybe my dark humor is at play but so much of this book is a bit ridiculous and I keep hearing myself do one of those phsss laughs ?

BkClubCare Oh yea, Ms Robinson drops little bits of humor in every so often. I love her writing. (edited) 3y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Talk about the Flu Epidemic of 1918-20 is surreal now after the last year and a half. It is interesting to stumble across it in a book from almost 20 years ago, and to see masking and social distancing discussed.

Caterina Wow! What an amazing parallel in this passage to today. I read Gilead pre-pandemic, and I'd forgotten about this passage. Thanks for sharing it! 3y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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I told you last night that I might be gone sometime, and you said, Where, and I said, To be with the Good Lord, and you said, Why, and I said, Because I'm old, and you said, I don't think you're old.

Well. That first line was a choice 😆
#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

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Michael_Gee
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Challenging book club disc. on this one today. It was my fault for not being focused enough with my questions. This is a dense, meditative book without a plot, really. You cld spend an hour talking about just a few pages.

Most interesting to me were the oblique looks at race in 1954 America & the tension between acceptance/appreciation & complacency. Though I was ambivalent for much of the experience, it would be a good book to re-read.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Tagging my next read in a hope that it is picked for #bookspin and I can get #bookspinbingo off to a good start!

July List

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mjtwo
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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27-30 May 2021 (audiobook)
A beautifully written book, superbly narrated. Robinson‘s writing is poetic and the slow, steady pace was a calming antidote to this week - Melbourne entered Lockdown 4.0 just hours after my husband finally sat his last specialisation exams.

For an atheist, the theological sections were hard-going and I am uncertain whether to continue the series. Are the sequels, given they centre on other characters, less religious?

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Cathy_J
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This book takes the form of a letter from a pastor to his young son. He intends for it to be read by the son after he has passed away and the son is grown. I loved the feeling of imparting wisdom, the family history is interesting and I liked the characters. It understandably strays into philosophical and theological ponderings (which on occasion lost me) but I did like it overall ⭐⭐⭐

Crazeedi Great book 3y
Crazeedi Have you read her others? 3y
LatrelWhite Beautifully written! 💕I have one more to read: Home 3y
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LatrelWhite Oprah has just finished Gilead and has a discussion on AppleTV!👍🏽 I believe she is reading another book but can‘t remember which one. 3y
Cathy_J @Crazeedi No I haven't but I think I will 😊 3y
Cathy_J Oh thanks @LatrelWhite , I will take a look! 🙂 3y
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Curiouser_and_curiouser
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Part 2 of my splurge at the OP shop recently.
Loving how big and diverse my collection is getting now but I must stick to reading my own books and stop borrowing from the library in order to chip away at my stacks.
So excited about all the possibilities I have to choose from though!

CoverToCoverGirl Choices are important! 📖📖📖📖 3y
curiouserandcurioser @Curiouser_and_curiouser i love The Secret Garden:) 3y
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Curiouser_and_curiouser @curiouserandcurioser oh cool, I've got another copy somewhere but this is a Puffin Classics edition and I am slowly building a small collection of these, so I'll be able to donate my other copy. I've never read it so I'm looking forward to reading it soon 😊 3y
curiouserandcurioser @Curiouser_and_curiouser I hope you enjoy it as much as i do-i love to reread it and revisit a favorite:) Yoyr edition is beautiful:) 3y
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underground_bks
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Gilead is a gorgeously written, tender, and rigorously thought out novel, a Pulitzer Prize winner about religion, fatherhood, loss, and forgiveness—all through a meandering letter an elderly Congregationalist minister in 1950s Iowa is writing to the young son he won‘t see become a man. While I appreciated this novel, I was also put off by its theological focus. At its best, this book reminded me of the poetry of Mary Oliver and Wendell Berry.

underground_bks Read for March Bookland Challenge: Fiction/Classic—Start a series 3y
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EvieBee
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Today‘s #bookmail made me so happy! I treated myself to the whole set because I loved the covers. Don‘t get me wrong. I‘ve always wanted to read them, but pretty books...

LeahBergen I‘ve been eyeing these editions, too! 3y
GAustin Lila is still my favorite of the four. 3y
vivastory @LeahBergen They're so tempting!! 3y
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merelybookish So tempting to have the matching set! 3y
EvieBee @LeahBergen They‘re stunning 🥰 3y
EvieBee @GAustin It sounds great! 3y
EvieBee @vivastory @merelybookish They are! They‘ve been sitting in my virtual cart for awhile. 🤓 3y
kspenmoll These covers are gorgeous!!! I did the same thing because I only had read Gilead & some of her essays. 3y
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Julsmarshall
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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A quiet, contemplative masterpiece! This has been on my #TBR for 9 years but, somehow, this was the perfect time for me to read it. A minister‘s letter to his son for after he is gone may not seem like a groundbreaking work of art but this manages to be just that. It made me think, tear up, ask questions and want to argue with the minister but ultimately listening was enough. If this is on your #TBR , move it up! #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Soubhiville It IS on my TBR! I‘ll take that advice. I‘m glad you liked this. 3y
Erinreadsthebooks I love this review! Moving it up my pile, too 🙌 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 3y
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Ubookquitous
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Deserving of all the awards it has won! Beautiful writing, wonderfully told story of the main character‘s life - just enough rambling and wandering from topic to topic to give you the feeling you are being told this story. This is a brilliant character study that also gives a real sense of time and place.

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tyronebhoy
Gilead (Revised) | Marilynne Robinson

5.1.21

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Soubhiville
Gilead (Revised) | Marilynne Robinson
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Look what arrived today @CBee 😁 Thank you for gifting it to me! I look forward to reading it.

CBee Hooray! Glad it got to you. Hope you enjoy! 3y
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Allietaylor16
Gilead | Marilynne Robinson
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Christmas Eve reading! Hank is cozy in his holiday sweater!

Catsandbooks Hank you are adorably festive!! 💕🎄 3y
Booknerd2 💜💜💜 3y
ladym30 Hank is very handsome and a great dresser! 3y
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merelybookish
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Here's 13 of my #20best2020. Seems a fitting number for the challenge.?I did have 20 but was undone by collage making ? But these capture my favourite and most lingering reads of the past "year."
What didn't make the collage: Angle of Repose, Real Life, Know My Name, Housekeeping, A Mercy.
And two rereads: Emily of New Moon, Tam Lin
Thanks for the tag @Centique and @sarahbarnes
Up for the challenge @Graywacke @GingerAntics @Lcsmcat

Lcsmcat Fun! Let me ponder my choices. 🤔 3y
vivastory Stoner is on my best of the year list too 3y
merelybookish @Lcsmcat Excited to see what you come up with! 3y
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GingerAntics This is going to take some thought. 3y
merelybookish @vivastory I think it made @Cinfhen 's list as well. It is such a satisfying read! 3y
LeahBergen I‘m so surprised at how much I loved A House and Its Head, too! She was one of those authors I was “worried” about trying. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y
merelybookish @LeahBergen I know! And I find she has affected my reading of novels about English aristocrats and manor homes. I read Mitford's Love in a Cold Climate but couldn't stop thinking of Uncle Matthew as an ICB character. 3y
LeahBergen Ooooh, now that‘s DEEP. You have me thinking as I‘m reading Mitford‘s Don‘t Tell Alfred this evening! 😮 3y
Cinfhen Thanks for sharing your list!! It‘s wonderful to see what “moved” us this year. I had Stoner on my list too!! 3y
merelybookish @LeahBergen Oh fun! It does.bring.a new lens to the Mitfords! 3y
Kimzey Gilead is one of my favorites! 3y
BarbaraBB I loved A House and it‘s Head too. And Stoner, of course. Oh and My Struggle!! That ending... I‘m looking forward to In the Dream House. (edited) 3y
merelybookish @Kimzey Gilead might rank as my favourite read of 2020! 3y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB That ending in My Struggle! 😳 I do think he became a great writer. I also think it destroyed people close to him. Just the whole series, it does leave an impression! 3y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB And yes, read In the Dream House. I have recommended it to so many people. It's a book where story and style come together to create something brilliant. 3y
batsy I loved A House and Its Head so much. So bracing, and an underlying weirdness that I was drawn to. She certainly showed the underbelly of the cosy English manor novel! Love that point about Uncle Matthew being an ICB character. 3y
batsy Oooh and Lolly Willowes! Yay! ❤️ 3y
Graywacke Great list. Gilead is a favorite of mine too. A rare book i‘ve read twice. I‘ll have to think about my own list. 3y
merelybookish @batsy Her style is so distinctive and weird! I'd like to read some more of her work! 3y
merelybookish @Graywacke Gilead blew me away! 3y
sarahbarnes What a great list! I loved In the Dream House so much! And Gilead (your copy!), Little Scratch are on my TBR, and now I‘m adding a couple of these as well. 3y
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LatrelWhite
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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